My DIY Wedding Save the Date Cards

I
can’t believe our wedding is almost four months away! I’ve been getting a
lot of questions about the wedding craft projects I’ve been working on so I’m
going to share them all in the next few months…starting with my save the date
cards! I printed them through Zazzle, which
has hundreds of beautiful designs to choose from. The crafty side of me wanted
to add a personalized touch though. I wanted to incorporate our initials in the
design while also adding some dimension, which is how I came up with the idea
of attaching little heart-shaped embellishments. What do you guys think?

I need to send a special shout-out to our incredibly talented wedding
photographer Paula from Luna Photo who captured the beautiful photo on the card.
She took us to some beautiful locations in San Diego and made the entire shoot
feel so comfortable...and fun! Tony and I have been together for many,
many years so we probably have hundreds of pictures together, but Paula
captured some of my favorite photos of all time. Her blog is filled with
breathtaking pictures...see for yourself! This engagement session is my personal favorite. We
can’t wait for her to capture our wedding day and I’ll be sure to share them
with you as well!

Materials:
• Save the Date invitations
(see all of their designs here)
• Twine
• Sheet of the couple’s
initials printed on cardstock paper (I created my template in Photoshop, but
you can also use Word or even Excel)
• Heart hole punch
• Scissors
• Glue gun

Steps:
• Wrap some twine
around the card and knot it to secure. Make sure the knot faces the front of
the card (we will cover it with the heart).
• Punch out your
heart-shaped initials from the cardstock paper. Hold the hole puncher upside down so you can see what you are punching. • Attach the heart to
the twine using a very small amount of hot glue.

A very special thank you to Zazzle for my
beautiful save the date cards and our wedding photographer Luna Photo for our
engagement session photos!

So beautiful! That's a great idea. My best friend recently got married a few weeks ago and she wrote every single guest an individual letter on their programs! It was a huge accomplishment. These look like a more realistic endeavor!

I agree, the photograph by Paula is very beautiful and it makes your invitation cards more personalized and unique. The final version of the card looks really cute and romantic. Something that you will be treasuring for the rest of your life. Natalie, I think you have an amazing creativity, so don’t stop, keep creating and sharing.